Wessex Hotel, 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP
Approved on 24 July 2002
Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee
Proposal
Alter existing access & archway, reinstate vehicular access to disabled car parking area
- Submitted
- 12 April 2002
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester North Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Apr
- ValidatedValidated12 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Jul
Decided in 103 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a heritage application at WESSEX HOTEL, 32 HIGH WEST STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1UP. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 9 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
94% of heritage applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DT1 1UP
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dorchester
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 April 2002
- Committee meeting
- 6 June 2002
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201627 Jul
Proposed new flat roof, timber frame rear extension to provide a new Male WC, amend the existing Male WC to…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/16/001624 - 201627 Jul
Proposed alterations to Listed Building - new flat roof, timber frame rear extension to provide a new Male…
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/16/001625
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